We’re back (only a week late… which is basically early for us) after a whirlwind tour in Boston, New York and Philly, and we’ve come home wrecked but full of observations. Including one big one: way less screens around little kids over there, and kids just… playing. For hours. Like it’s the 80s again. Then we dive into three listener questions: sensory diets and how to make sure a school sensory room doesn’t become a “messing” room (and how to protect your kid’s privacy), a suddenly clingy 2-year-old who won’t go to sleep now there’s a new baby, and toddler tantrums—how to hold boundaries without overpowering, using safety language, real choices, and “now and next”.

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Are you dreading potty training? Is your kid refusing to go to bed? Is your kid spoiled and throwing tantrums? Welcome back to another episode of Honey! You’re Ruining Our Kid! Myself and Jarlath have been here, there and everywhere. Life has been so busy we are feeling like we have toddler sleep deprived fatigue again. Definitely a tiredness we thought we had outgrown. So we are sending hugs to all the tired 🥱 parents out there. We see you. We have three banger questions for you today.

Question 1.

Do your kids sleep well once they are in bed but getting them into the bed is the exhausting part? How do you switch up your bedtime routine so that you don’t end up on the couch regretting everything that just happened. This week we help a mum recalibrate her bed time ritual so that both her girls feel a little more independent and perhaps more involved in their bedtime schedule. Calm heads, happy hearts that hopefully lead on to sweet dreams.

Question 2.

We have a life hack for spoiled kids and definitive proof that it works. What does distracting your child mean? How do you break away from the idea of punishment and consequences? The idea of "ignoring and distracting" seems wrong and yet it gets the best results. How and why does it work? Children want attention let’s teach them a better way of getting it.

Question 3.

When is the right time to start potty training. What are the steps to success? What should you never do. What works. Tina’s blue print is here. Listen in to find out.

Thank you for listening in to another episode of Honey You’re ruining our kid. Email any questions into us at honeyyouareruiningourkid@gmail.com, I’ll do my very best to help you and we will always take time to discuss your question on the pod. Go to www.jigser.com/gigs for tickets to see Jarlath's new show live.

Welcome back to another episode of Honey You’re Ruining Our kid. Thanks to all you legends we are still the number 1 parenting podcast.

We are nearly through the hardest, coldest, darkest and most financially tricky month of the year. We are all trying to just hang in there. Spring and hope are on the way. In the meantime Jarlath is on tour and the world seems to be on fire. How do we talk to our kids about what they might be seeing on the news? We get into that and three brilliant listener questions.

Question 1. Is My Kid Falling Behind In School?

Looking forward to a holiday can keep the whole family on track. Booking a family holiday during school time can help save money. Will it impact your child though? Are you getting real savings or are you about to make their school life harder. Will it affect their friendships? Their learning? Will they catch up or will it have a long lasting impact?

Question 2. Is My Kid Sleeping Due To Anxiety?

What is a family and who decides how it should look? All the matters is that your child is loved and feels safe. Is it tough though if your community makes you feel like outsiders because your family doesn’t fit the stereotype of what is considered normal. If this feeling of being the outsiders starts to impact your kid what can you do?

Question 3. How Can I Get My 8 Year Old Enthusiastic About Reading?

We are all aware that it is harder to get boys reading than girls. There are lots of different reasons for this. Sometimes it can be as easy as just finding the right book that captures their interests. Sometimes it can be hard if there are gaps in their learning or they haven’t fully understood how to blend sounds to make words.

Is intervention going to work? Absolutely. It’s never too late. Listen in to find out how you can get any child reading.

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